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Central Sales Tax: BY Anil V Mcom 14PG01001
Central Sales Tax: BY Anil V Mcom 14PG01001
BY
ANIL V
MCOM
14PG01001
Features of CST
Important definitions
APPROPRIATE STATE [SECTION 2 (A)]
1) In relation to a dealer who has one or more place of business situated in the same state, that
state.
(2) In relation to a dealer who has more than one place of business situated in different states,
every such state should respect the place.
GOODS [section
2(d)]
This includes all material articles or commodities and all kind of movable
property excluding newspapers, actionable claims, stocks, shares, and
securities. If newspapers are sold as scrap then, it will be charged to central
sales tax if it is an inter- state sale.
1. The place of business of agent if, business is carried on through such agent.
2. Place where dealer stores his goods like warehouse, go down.
3. Place where a dealer keeps his books of accounts.
It means transfer of property in goods by one person to another for cash or for
deferred payment or for any valuable consideration.
Form C
Issued by the purchasing dealer to the selling dealer.
Form D
Issued by the government department which purchases the goods. But is
removed w.e.f. 1-4-2007.
Form E1
This form is issued by the dealer who makes the first inter-state sale during
movement of goods from one State to another.
Form E2
This form is issued by the second or the subsequent seller when the goods
move from one state to another in a series of inter-state sales by transfer of
documents of title.
Form F
This form is issued when goods are dispatched to another state as a consignment or to
the branch of a dealer in another State. Issued by the branch transfer or stock transfer to his
principal dealer.
Form H
This form is issued by an exporter for purchase of goods.
Form I
This form is issued by a dealer located in a Special Economic Zone (SEZ).
Rates Of CST
Originally, the rate of CST was reduced from 4% to 3% w.e.f. 1st April, 2007 where FormD has been withdrawn.
W.e.f. 1st June, 2008 further reduced from 3% to 2% when goods are sold against declaration
in Form C.
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